From WWW.FOXNEWS.COM
NBC News correspondent Miguel Almaguer, whose bombshell report about the moments leading up to the October attack on Paul Pelosi was retracted without explanation, has been absent from the network for over a month in a situation blasted as “outrageous” because of the lack of transparency.
Almaguer, who has spent his time away from the spotlight on a European vacation, indicated on his personal Instagram account that he was in France last week, and Spain the week before that. Aside from scarce photos standing in front of popular tourist destinations, Almaguer’s fans and media watchdogs alike have no idea what’s going on with him since he was vanished by NBC.
He last appeared on NBC News on Nov. 4, four days before critical midterm elections when his report suggested Pelosi might not have been in immediate danger when police arrived at his San Francisco home the night he was assaulted. NBC News retracted the shocking report by that afternoon as it began to go viral, scrubbing it from the internet in the process – and Almaguer has not appeared on NBC or MSNBC since.
The jet-setting Almaguer is supposedly suspended pending an investigation, but NBC executives won’t admit it on the record. The network has refused to explain his status, what was wrong with his report in the first place and whether he will appear on NBC News again.
A former senior NBC News executive who worked with Almaguer blasted the network, pointing to NBC’s local affiliate in San Francisco reporting many of the same details that the national outlet mysteriously retracted.
“It’s outrageous that NBC News hasn’t reported the results of its investigation. It owes its viewers an explanation for how the report came about and why its owned station hasn’t also retracted its report,” the former NBC News executive told Fox News Digital.
“NBC News should come clean, and get its house in order regarding the embarrassing spectacle of its owned station contradicting its national news outlet and refusing to explain itself,” the source continued. “Was Miguel Almaguer reprimanded or terminated? Were there consequences for NBC News executives? Is NBC News still at odds with its San Francisco station over the accuracy of the report?”
Almaguer has not responded to multiple requests for comment. His agent has declined to speak about the matter. NBC News has not replied to a series of questions…. (Read more)
